Women's Golf Association of India

Tvesa top Indian in Tied-17th at La Sella Open

La Sella Golf Resort, Spain: Tvesa Malik working hard to keep full playing rights on the Ladies European Tour got off to a good start with a 1-under 71 at the 2025 La Sella Open.

Tvesa, who has often come close to getting her maiden win on the LET, was Tied-17th and was the best among the seven Indian women playing the Euro One million event.

Hitaashee Bakshi (72) was T-28 while India’s top two stars on the Tour, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs carded 73 each to be T-44. Ridhima Dilawari (75) was T-77, Avani Prashanth (78) and Vani Kapoor (78) were T-113 and in danger of missing the cut.

LET rookie Anna Huang fired a bogey-free round of 64 (-8) to lead by two strokes at the end of the first day. Tvesa starting from the first bogeyed the second, but got the shot back on the fifth and then had bogeys followed by birdies twice - on the eighth and the ninth and again the 12th and 13th. She was even par on the 18th tee but picked a birdie on the closing hole for a 1-under card.

Hitaashee Bakshi had five birdies but she also gave away three bogeys and a double bogey.

Pranavi had three birdies against two bogeys and one double bogey in her round of 73, while Diksha had three birdies against four bogeys for her 73. Diksha fought back from three bogeys in first six holes and all three birdies for her came on the back nine including two on the 16th and the 17th.

Huang, the 16-year-old Canadian made back-to-back birdies on the second and third before rolling in three on the trot on holes six to eight.

Huang added another birdie on 10 before a pair of birdies on 12 and 13 to seal a round of eight-under-par at La Sella Golf Resort.

Huang headed to Lalla Aicha Q-School last December while an amateur and secured Category 16 status for the 2025 Ladies European Tour season.

Despite being only 16, the Canadian then decided to join the professional ranks and become an LET member and has had a solid season while balancing both school and life on Tour.

France’s Nastasia Nadaud and Germany’s Leonie Harm sit in a share of second place on six-under-par after they each carded rounds of 66 in Spain.

Nadaud had a bogey on the 11th but bounced back with a birdie on the 12th hole.

Slovenia’s Pia Babnik sits in outright fourth place on five-under-par after carding a round of 67 which included eight birdies and three bogeys. Spain’s Luna Sobron Galmes is in solo fifth place on the leaderboard after making seven birdies and three bogeys in her round of 68 (-4).